https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-01/monday-am-briefing-sydney-metro-high-risks/101286342

Sydney Metro faces serious risks, documents show

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The price tag for the Sydney Metro City and South West had blown out by about $6 billion, budget papers revealed earlier this year.(Supplied: NSW Metro)

The Sydney Metro public transport project faces serious risks that have been revealed in a confidential internal document, the NSW opposition has warned.

NSW Shadow Minister for Transport Jo Haylen said the document, prepared by Sydney Metro officials, shows the project's core strategic objectives are now at risk because of a range of serious issues.

The long list of risks, rated high or very high, includes further cost blowouts, safety and security concerns, inability to attract and retain skilled resources and compromised operations.

"After spending billions of taxpayer dollars, the government's signature public transport project now faces a series of major risks, including failure to deliver expected long term benefits as well as more delays," Ms Haylen said.

"This will increase the total cost of the metro line between Chatswood and Bankstown via the CBD to $18.5 billion, which is far higher than the original budget of $11.5 billion to $12.5 billion."

In June, state budget papers revealed the price tag for the Sydney Metro City and South West had blown out by about $6 billion, as NSW's major transport infrastructure projects face significant cost hikes.